Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC

In its 13F for Q2 2025 (holdings as of June 30, 2025, filed August 11, 2025), Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC reported 1,517 stock positions worth $10.1 billion. Its top holding was Aptus Collared Invest Opp (ACIO) at 5.7% of the portfolio, followed by Aptus Defined Risk ETF (DRSK, 3.8%) and Nvidia (NVDA, 2.7%). Compared with Q1 2025, it opened 127 new positions, sold out of 40, added to 713 and reduced 391. The biggest buy was iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF (IEFA, shares +3531%) and the biggest sale iShares Core MSCI Dev MKTS (IDEV, shares −66%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
FAIRHOPE, AL
CIK
0001664193
Portfolio Value
$10.1B (Q2 2025)
SEC Filing
0001398344-25-014888 ↗ filed Aug 11, 2025

Holdings Value

0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B Q1 2024: $4.7B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $5.3B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $6.6B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $8.4B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $8.8B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $10.1B $10.1B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $11.0B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $11.8B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $11.9B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $13.7B Q2 2026

Holdings 1,517 stocks · $10.1B

ACIO Aptus Collared Invest Opp 5.74% 14,030,460 $580.9M Add +9.5%
DRSK Aptus Defined Risk ETF 3.76% 13,229,192 $380.2M Add +12.1%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 2.66% 1,701,365 $268.8M Add +4.1%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 2.65% 540,290 $268.7M Add +5.2%
AAPL Apple Inc. 2.25% 1,109,968 $227.7M Add +4.4%
OSCV Opus Small Cap Value ETF 1.87% 5,248,401 $189.5M Add +7.8%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 1.65% 1,997,064 $166.7M Add +3530.6%
BSCW Invesco Bulletshares 2032 CB 1.53% 7,526,250 $155.0M Add +44.8%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 1.51% 694,678 $152.4M Add +7.6%
BSCV Invesco Bulletshares 2031 CB 1.50% 9,159,336 $151.4M Add +20.6%
IDUB Aptus Intl Enhan YLD ETF 1.40% 6,366,571 $141.7M Add +6.7%
JUCY Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF 1.33% 6,038,041 $134.2M Reduce -8.1%
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. 1.32% 6,360,248 $133.8M Add +6.4%
BSCU Invesco Bulletshares 2030 CB 1.31% 7,931,126 $133.1M Add +6.4%
ADME Aptus Drwdwn MGD Eqty ETF 1.27% 2,673,240 $128.9M Add +3.2%
BSCX Invesco Bulletshares 2033 CB 1.26% 6,025,655 $127.7M Add +57.2%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 1.16% 2,065,183 $117.7M Add +3.7%
IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term 1.16% 5,030,084 $117.4M Add +6.4%
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. 1.13% 5,197,575 $114.2M Add +6.4%
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC 1.06% 4,261,556 $107.8M Add +6.4%
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF 1.06% 2,505,869 $107.1M Add +17.3%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 1.01% 138,204 $102.0M Add +4.9%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 0.96% 1,338,746 $97.3M Reduce -3.4%
DUBS Aptus LRG Cap Enh YLD ETF 0.95% 2,858,550 $96.6M Reduce -10.6%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.94% 173,323 $95.6M Add +156.0%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.92% 523,307 $92.8M Add +7.3%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.90% 314,340 $91.1M Add +4.0%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.85% 471,910 $85.8M Add +7.8%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.83% 306,028 $84.4M Reduce -2.2%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.77% 220,615 $78.3M Add +10.1%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.68% 121,176 $68.8M Add +12.7%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.63% 647,024 $63.3M Add +5.6%
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF 0.62% 2,581,593 $62.7M Add +6.5%
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 0.62% 2,553,030 $62.4M Add +3.9%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 0.61% 2,345,429 $62.2M Reduce -0.0%
BSCT Invesco Bulletshares 2029 CB 0.60% 3,228,386 $60.4M Add +5.9%
IDEV iShares Core MSCI Dev MKTS 0.59% 778,922 $59.2M Reduce -65.7%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.58% 185,107 $58.8M Add +7.4%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.57% 1,174,659 $58.1M Add +14.9%
PGR Progressive Corp. 0.57% 214,883 $57.3M Add +7.9%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.56% 523,630 $56.4M Add +225.9%
BUFR FT Vest Lad Buffervetf-Usd I 0.54% 1,712,987 $54.5M Add +4.3%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.51% 83,970 $51.9M Add +1.8%
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF 0.51% 1,128,200 $51.6M Add +2.8%
NFLX Netflix Inc. 0.50% 38,056 $51.0M Add +7.6%
SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF 0.50% 2,133,520 $50.8M Add +4.2%
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE 0.47% 1,200,583 $47.4M Reduce -3.2%
NOW ServiceNow Inc. 0.44% 43,784 $45.0M Add +18.8%
GSEW Goldman Sachs Eql WGHT Large 0.44% 540,589 $44.1M Add +10.7%
UPSD Aptus Large Cap Upside ETF 0.43% 1,757,164 $43.4M Add +109.8%
SYK Stryker Corp. 0.42% 107,488 $42.5M Add +6.4%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.42% 266,602 $42.5M Add +10.3%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.41% 85,931 $41.7M Add +3.8%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.41% 53,440 $41.7M Add +9.4%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.41% 233,513 $41.2M Add +6.9%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.40% 109,890 $40.3M Add +187.8%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.36% 94,915 $36.8M Reduce -12.2%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.35% 371,030 $35.4M Add +5.3%
DEFR Aptus Deferred Income ETF 0.35% 1,362,704 $34.9M New
BKAG BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF 0.34% 815,929 $34.4M Add +40.5%
SO The Southern Co. 0.34% 373,438 $34.3M Add +12.1%
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF 0.34% 431,091 $34.3M Add +4.7%
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.34% 440,107 $34.0M Add +1.7%
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend 0.34% 542,059 $34.0M Add +4.5%
BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP 0.33% 710,397 $33.6M Add +0.5%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.33% 33,897 $33.6M Add +10.8%
MS Morgan Stanley 0.33% 234,951 $33.1M Add +6.3%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 0.32% 150,410 $32.9M Add +85.5%
AMT American Tower Corp. 0.32% 144,991 $32.1M Add +109.4%
BLK BlackRock Inc. 0.32% 30,541 $32.0M Add +7.4%
FANG Diamondback Energy Inc. 0.30% 222,425 $30.6M Add +105.5%
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF 0.29% 732,670 $29.7M Add +7.9%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.29% 47,505 $29.5M Add +8.6%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 0.29% 513,453 $29.2M Reduce -1.9%
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.29% 53,379 $29.0M Add +12.1%
AMAT Applied Materials Inc. 0.28% 153,733 $28.1M Add +14.1%
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.28% 120,707 $28.1M Add +7.2%
PEP Pepsico Inc. 0.28% 211,845 $28.0M Reduce -0.9%
INTU Intuit Inc. 0.27% 35,193 $27.7M Add +5.8%
LIN Linde PLC 0.27% 58,784 $27.6M Reduce -13.8%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.27% 150,184 $27.5M Reduce -3.4%
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo 0.27% 328,267 $27.2M Add +144.6%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutio 0.27% 111,464 $27.1M Add +8.3%
PULS Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF 0.27% 542,812 $27.0M Reduce -43.6%
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.27% 92,218 $26.9M Add +4.0%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 0.27% 776,956 $26.9M Reduce -1.5%
FRDM Freedom 100 Emeging MRKT ETF 0.26% 658,174 $26.6M Add +91.5%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.26% 87,459 $26.6M Add +111.5%
BBIN JPM Betabuilders Intl Eqty filed as J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F 0.26% 391,319 $26.4M Add +26.7%
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A 0.26% 51,706 $26.3M Add +13.2%
IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target 0.25% 1,168,769 $25.4M Add +117.3%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.25% 136,445 $25.3M Add +10.7%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.25% 162,484 $24.8M Add +3.8%
CHE Chemed Corp. 0.24% 50,256 $24.5M Add +11.6%
JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF 0.24% 509,890 $24.0M Add +8.4%
CTAS Cintas Corp. 0.23% 105,340 $23.5M Add +6.1%
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. 0.23% 73,739 $23.0M Reduce -12.5%
ABT Abbott Laboratories 0.23% 169,056 $23.0M Add +4.7%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.23% 53,998 $22.9M Reduce -2.6%
DUK Duke Energy Corp. 0.23% 193,009 $22.8M Add +21.4%

Show all 1,517 holdings

Options reported separately and not counted above: TLT calls ($441.3M), NVDA calls ($395.0M), TMO calls ($324.4M), LLY calls ($311.8M), NOW calls ($236.5M), CORZ calls ($170.7M), TSLA calls ($127.1M), QQQ puts ($52.5M), QQQ calls ($52.5M), IEF calls ($38.4M).

Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $163K (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
STRATEGY INC (MSTR 8 PERP) SERIES A PERP PF 1,175$142KNew
OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 *W EXP 08/03/202 999$21KAdd +296.4%

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $10.1B.

Portfolio Sells Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

IDEV iShares Core MSCI Dev MKTS Reduce -65.7% 0.59% −1.19
IBDT iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 ETF Reduce -100.0% 0.00% −0.67
CVX Chevron Corp. Reduce -79.6% 0.09% −0.49
GOVT iShares US Treasury Bond ETF Reduce -100.0% 0.00% −0.47
BSCS Invesco Bulletshares 2028 CB Reduce -89.1% 0.04% −0.39
JUCY Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF Reduce -8.1% 1.33% −0.37
PULS Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF Reduce -43.6% 0.27% −0.28
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. Reduce -12.5% 0.23% −0.27
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. Reduce -72.6% 0.07% −0.24
XLF SS Financial Select Sector Reduce -90.2% 0.02% −0.19
UNP Union Pacific Corp. Reduce -70.0% 0.06% −0.19
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Reduce -79.0% 0.03% −0.19
PLD Prologis Inc. Reduce -94.7% 0.01% −0.19
XLC SS Comm Select Sector SPDR Reduce -98.0% 0.00% −0.18
MKC McCormick & Co.-Non VTG SHRS Reduce -96.4% 0.00% −0.17
DUBS Aptus LRG Cap Enh YLD ETF Reduce -10.6% 0.95% −0.17
FISV Fiserv Inc. Reduce -25.2% 0.14% −0.13
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF Reduce -0.0% 0.61% −0.13
EOG EOG Resources Inc. Reduce -62.9% 0.05% −0.11
CRM Salesforce Inc. Reduce -67.6% 0.04% −0.11
IUSB Ishr CR Unvrse Usd BD ETF-Ui Reduce -28.4% 0.15% −0.09
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Reduce -51.8% 0.08% −0.09
LIN Linde PLC Reduce -13.8% 0.27% −0.09
PEP Pepsico Inc. Reduce -0.9% 0.28% −0.09
CODI Compass Diversified Holdings Sold out 0.00% −0.08
TMUS T-Mobile US Inc. Reduce -5.1% 0.21% −0.07
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Reduce -42.7% 0.06% −0.07
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Reduce -3.4% 0.96% −0.07
DVN Devon Energy Corp. Reduce -15.4% 0.12% −0.07
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. Reduce -18.7% 0.14% −0.06
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.06
DHR Danaher Corp. Reduce -9.3% 0.19% −0.06
HAL Halliburton Co. Reduce -94.6% 0.00% −0.06
STIP iShares 0-5 Year Tips Bond E Reduce -56.3% 0.03% −0.05
MSI Motorola Solutions Inc. Reduce -10.3% 0.16% −0.05
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Reduce -1.9% 0.29% −0.05
COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF Reduce -36.2% 0.06% −0.05
AMGN Amgen Inc. Reduce -3.5% 0.13% −0.04
CAT Caterpillar Inc. Reduce -12.2% 0.36% −0.04
ISCF iShares International Small Reduce -89.2% 0.00% −0.04
XLE SS Energy Select Sector Reduce -31.5% 0.04% −0.04
CEMB iShares JP Morgan Em Corpora Reduce -87.3% 0.00% −0.04
XONE Bondbloxx BBG 1 Dur US Treas Reduce -19.6% 0.08% −0.03
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value Reduce -3.2% 0.47% −0.03
USFR Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre Reduce -6.1% 0.14% −0.03
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui Reduce -26.6% 0.06% −0.03
XLRE SS Real Estate Select Sector Reduce -79.9% 0.01% −0.03
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac Reduce -3.4% 0.27% −0.03
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF Reduce -8.6% 0.12% −0.03
UITB Victoryshares Core Intermedi Reduce -19.9% 0.06% −0.03

Portfolio Buys Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Add +3530.6% 1.65% +1.60
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +4.1% 2.66% +0.65
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Add +156.0% 0.94% +0.58
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Add +5.2% 2.65% +0.47
BSCX Invesco Bulletshares 2033 CB Add +57.2% 1.26% +0.35
DEFR Aptus Deferred Income ETF New 0.35% +0.35
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Add +225.9% 0.56% +0.34
BSCW Invesco Bulletshares 2032 CB Add +44.8% 1.53% +0.33
HD Home Depot Inc. Add +187.8% 0.40% +0.24
UPSD Aptus Large Cap Upside ETF Add +109.8% 0.43% +0.21
ORCL Oracle Corp. Add +85.5% 0.32% +0.20
CSX CSX Corp. Add +1230.0% 0.21% +0.19
BKLC BNY Mellon US LRG Cap Cor Add +335.0% 0.21% +0.16
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Add +4.9% 1.01% +0.15
AMT American Tower Corp. Add +109.4% 0.32% +0.15
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo Add +144.6% 0.27% +0.14
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Add +181.3% 0.19% +0.14
USDU Wisdomtree BBG Usd Bullish New 0.14% +0.14
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Add +111.5% 0.26% +0.13
NFLX Netflix Inc. Add +7.6% 0.50% +0.13
FRDM Freedom 100 Emeging MRKT ETF Add +91.5% 0.26% +0.13
IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Add +117.3% 0.25% +0.12
ACIO Aptus Collared Invest Opp Add +9.5% 5.74% +0.12
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Add +7.6% 1.51% +0.11
NOW ServiceNow Inc. Add +18.8% 0.44% +0.11
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Add +199.6% 0.20% +0.11
MDLZ Mondelez International Inc. Class A Add +346.5% 0.15% +0.11
DRSK Aptus Defined Risk ETF Add +12.1% 3.76% +0.11
FANG Diamondback Energy Inc. Add +105.5% 0.30% +0.11
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF Add +17.3% 1.06% +0.10
BSCV Invesco Bulletshares 2031 CB Add +20.6% 1.50% +0.09
TXN Texas Instruments Inc. Add +294.7% 0.11% +0.08
FLS Flowserve Corp. New 0.08% +0.08
RTX RTX Corp. Add +136.8% 0.14% +0.08
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A Add +13.2% 0.26% +0.08
TSLA Tesla Inc. Add +7.4% 0.58% +0.07
FIX Comfort Systems USA Inc. Add +9.9% 0.17% +0.06
BKAG BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF Add +40.5% 0.34% +0.06
MSMR M/S Managed Risk ETF Add +11297.0% 0.06% +0.06
PWR Quanta Services Inc. Add +10.8% 0.20% +0.06
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +4.0% 0.90% +0.06
AMAT Applied Materials Inc. Add +14.1% 0.28% +0.06
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Add +12.7% 0.68% +0.05
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +7.3% 0.92% +0.05
SCHP Schwab U.S. Tips ETF Add +1995.6% 0.06% +0.05
CW Curtiss-Wright Corp. Add +10.0% 0.16% +0.05
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Add +14.9% 0.57% +0.05
GE General Electric Add +20.3% 0.19% +0.05
BBIN JPM Betabuilders Intl Eqty Add +26.7% 0.26% +0.05
INTU Intuit Inc. Add +5.8% 0.27% +0.04

Options Activity Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury BD call New 5,000,000 $441.3M
NVDA Nvidia Corp. call New 2,500,000 $395.0M
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui put Sold out 5,000,000 $394.4Mbefore exit
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. call New 800,000 $324.4M
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. call New 400,000 $311.8M
NOW ServiceNow Inc. call New 230,000 $236.5M
CORZ Core Scientific Inc. call New 10,000,000 $170.7M
UBER Uber Technologies Inc. call Sold out 2,000,000 $145.7Mbefore exit
FCX Freeport-McMoran Inc. call Sold out 3,500,000 $132.5Mbefore exit
MU Micron Technology Inc. call Sold out 1,500,000 $130.3Mbefore exit
TSLA Tesla Inc. call Add +14.3% 400,000 $127.1M
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 put New 95,200 $52.5M
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 call New 95,200 $52.5M
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury B call New 401,200 $38.4M

Calls and puts are listed by the shares they cover; their value is not part of the stock holdings above.

Notes & Other Activity Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

STRATEGY INC (MSTR 8 PERP) SERIES A PERP PF New 1,175 $142K
OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 *W EXP 08/03/202 Add +296.4% 999 $21K

Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 1,744$13.7BACIO, DRSK, VXUS, SPYM, NVDA
Q1 2026 1,657$11.9BACIO, DRSK, VXUS, SPYM, NVDA
Q4 2025 1,629$11.8BACIO, DRSK, VXUS, NVDA, AAPL
Q3 2025 1,562$11.0BACIO, DRSK, NVDA, AAPL, MSFT
Q2 2025 1,517$10.1BACIO, DRSK, NVDA, MSFT, AAPL
Q1 2025 1,430$8.8BACIO, DRSK, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA
Q4 2024 1,401$8.4BACIO, DRSK, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA
Q3 2024 1,230$6.6BACIO, DRSK, AAPL, OSCV, MSFT
Q2 2024 1,158$5.3BACIO, DRSK, MSFT, OSCV, AAPL
Q1 2024 1,160$4.7BACIO, DRSK, OSCV, JUCY, MSFT